Nucleic acids Flashcards
1
Q
monomer of a nucleic acid?
A
nucleotide
2
Q
What makes up a nucleotide
A
phospahte, suagr and base
base= A,T,C,G
3
Q
DNA
A
deoxyribose
4
Q
RNA
A
Ribose
5
Q
DNA struc Double H
A
- double hel;ix strcuture
-bases bond to sugar h to eachother
a-t
c-g
6
Q
RNA struc
A
single strand
c-g
a-u
7
Q
ATP
A
energy currency for the cell
8
Q
ATP structure
A
rna nucletide with 2 extra phosphate groups adenine base
9
Q
DNA histones
A
forms chormosomes
* copys itsself
* changes o mutates
* codes for prtoeins
